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Re: Pac 12 passes 6-win rule to go bowling

Can't believe anyone wants to go back to a way where the champion is chosen arbitrarily rather than through a playoff system. I like it better when who gets to play in the championship is decided on the field rather than a board room. Give me more playoff games, not less.

Re: Pac 12 passes 6-win rule to go bowling

Originally Posted by RedWave

Can't believe anyone wants to go back to a way where the champion is chosen arbitrarily rather than through a playoff system. I like it better when who gets to play in the championship is decided on the field rather than a board room. Give me more playoff games, not less.

Respectfully, friend, are you even REMOTELY familiar with the secret, closed door, "board room" system currently in use to decide who gets to "decide on the field"??????

If you are looking for any semblance of "objectivity" - Well, we HAD that with the BCS system, which was so "terrible" that it had to be abolished.

All I'm saying is that I prefer one form of "Back room deal" over another form of "Back room deal" - that's all.
Now - That said, I realize this opinion is FAR outside the "mainstream" of fan opinion these days. It's still my opinion!

Re: Pac 12 passes 6-win rule to go bowling

Respectfully, friend, are you even REMOTELY familiar with the secret, closed door, "board room" system currently in use to decide who gets to "decide on the field"??????

If you are looking for any semblance of "objectivity" - Well, we HAD that with the BCS system, which was so "terrible" that it had to be abolished.

All I'm saying is that I prefer one form of "Back room deal" over another form of "Back room deal" - that's all.
Now - That said, I realize this opinion is FAR outside the "mainstream" of fan opinion these days. It's still my opinion!

Well the most current form of "back room deal" allowed Alabama to play for a title when they otherwise wouldn't have been able to, so I'll take it.

Re: Pac 12 passes 6-win rule to go bowling

Originally Posted by RedWave

Can't believe anyone wants to go back to a way where the champion is chosen arbitrarily rather than through a playoff system. I like it better when who gets to play in the championship is decided on the field rather than a board room. Give me more playoff games, not less.

How is a playoff not arbitrary in its own right? You just said you wanted more, so at least 8 teams right? How are those eight teams chosen? What makes those games mean so much more than what occurred in the regular season? Why should teams be allowed into the playoff with two losses for instance (I'd have to do some digging but I believe 8 teams would open the door to 3 loss teams), but a single loss within the playoff means a team no longer can win a championship?

To me, the idea that one team can have three regular season losses, another team can have one loss, both of those teams being in the power 5... and we crown the former and not the latter champion seems rather arbitrary to me. The least arbitrary thing to do was to make every single game count and weigh them all against each other, not promote some to special importance.

Last edited by KrAzY3; June 14th, 2018 at 08:46 AM.

Apologies if I said anything that could be construed as a personal insult.
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